Monaro fuel flap failure!!!!

[richie slow]

Just had a call from a fellow owner who's filler flap release mechanism isn't working. Does anybody know the best solution? Is there a redundancy built into it somewhere?

Thanks

[richie slow]

Fixed now. Brute force

[Ian350]

I had this. I can't see what exactly the problem is so I have just undone the two bolts and removed the lock completely.

[Wyld Stallyn]

Cheers Guys,

I 'solved' the problem - Small boot Monaro (VXR) with Low fuel light and fuel filler cap not opening with the lever; by opening the boot pulling back the liner behind the filler cap and giving the cable outer a good hard tug towards the rear of the vehicle

The question now is how to fix the assy so it works properly again..?

[Tattooboy]

Suppose it depends if the cable has stretched enough so when you pull the lever inside the cabin, it hasn't got enough torsion to open the filler cap?

Possibly a good squirt of WD40/Lubricating Oil might do the trick, or even try to shorten the cable, wrap it around a screw etc to see if making it shorter works.

Don't forget to post up the fix tho

[ringram]

Buy a vxr8.
That will fix it, no cable there.

[S800VXR]

ringram said:

Buy a vxr8.
That will fix it, no cable there.

Ever helpfull Rich.

[Tattooboy]

ringram said:

Buy a vxr8.
That will fix it, no cable there.

But then he'll end up with even a bigger problem ???

[ARAF]

ringram said:

Buy a vxr8.
That will fix it, no cable there.

No. there's a servo to lock the flap, and the servo fails. Ask Leigh1050 about Spa in 2012, when he was low on fuel.

[Granby]

Tattooboy said:

ringram said:

Buy a vxr8.
That will fix it, no cable there.

But then he'll end up with even a bigger problem ???

fpmsl

[mkdon]

Repaired my CV8 fuel flap recently. Undo the two bolts, pull lock out. Carefully prise the top of the plastic casing off. I expect you will find that the spring is broken (my was in 12 pieces). Replace spring (about 1") and job done. Or buy a new cable for about £46 and spend 2 hours ripping the interior apart to replace.